Western Australia is BIG and with the ever growing pool of talented young bodyboarders emerging from Australia’s largest state it’s quite easy to be overlooked in favor of the states more established riders.
The shadow cast from the likes of established and emerging riders Jackson, Hughes, Luehman, Backshall and Fowler etc is vast and unforgiving for anybody, and with the tight knit nature of bodyboarding in the state its little wonder why you would have most likely never heard of Brett Ayres before now.
Boom! podcasts leaving you hungry for more? Look no further as the 3rd installment of 2manysecrets from Riraw productions is out now. 2manysecrets is a french production featuring destinations such as Bali, West Oz & France being torn apart form the likes of Pierre, Rawlins, Hardy, Martinez & more. Check out the latest installment below.
With the eyes of the bodyboarding world set on Confital, Canary Islands, to see who will take home the honours of being crowned the 2008 World Bodyboarding Champion there’s another contest going on with just as much fanfare. The Youriding Virtual El Confital Pro is now taking registrations. As with the real life title race the leaderboard is tightly packed, be apart of the action and signup today!
For a while now the only place you could get to experience the thrill of a Flowrider has meant making your way to QLD’s Dream World. Known globally for its Gold mining Kalgoorlie WA, located 600km inland, now has the eyes of the surfing world upon it with the opening of Australia’s second only Flowrider.
This council operated attraction is located within the Goldfields Oasis Aquatic Centre and is part 3 of the centre’s development. Prices are $4.50 for a 30-minute session on the FlowRider and $220 per hour to hire out for exclusive after-hours access.
Kalgoorlie-Boulder council are hoping to hold sponsored Flowrider competitions with further plans for night sessions.
The new Riptide posterbook is on it’s way. Inside you can find a number of the recent magazine covers to take pride of place on your walls as well as a number of never before seen images. Check out the cover below sporting Phil Gallaghers photo of Ben Player during a recent Mandurah Wedge session.
Womensbodyboarding.com was launched overnight and features heaps of information for all girls wanting to get into bodyboarding. As the site states the WBA’s aims is to “RECRUIT, PROMOTE, and ENCOURAGE girl bodyboarders all over Australia and the world, and create fun COMPETITION and COACHING for girls to enjoy”.
Theres a heap of articles, photos & videos on site as well as how to’s and club information for any women wanting to get involved. Check it out today.
The 15th of November saw the WBA hold its final event of 2008 at Sundowner Tiona, just south of Forster.
The event was held in fun 2-3 foot waves at Bulls Paddock, at the southern end of Seven Mile beach. First in the water were the hotly contested AA’s, four of whom were in the race for the overall title. In the first heat Zoe Edwards took on Julia Heasmann, and grommets Tahlia Johnson and Taylor Jackson. It would be the super grom Tahlia who ended up taking out the heat over her older rivals. In the next heat Karleah Lang took on Monique Farmer, Ali Kriz and Chile’s Daniella Guitart. Monique landed a nice solid roll, to take out the heat with Karleah finishing in second place. Read More »
Damian King is on a bit of a roll of late. He’s been featured in the mags, has a movie coming up and now has his own column on iPrime Port Macquarie. You can check it out here: http://damianking.portmacquarie.iprime.com.au/
Blogs, love them or hate them they are a gaining popularity at an astounding rate. The latest entrant into the blogging world is world renowned photographer Stuart Gibson. Since winning the NESCAFÉ Big Break back in 2006 Stuarts work has increasingly graced the pages of Surf and Bodyboarding publications alike. A fine example of this can be seen on the cover of the latest Movement Magazine. Head on over to www.stugibson.net/blog/ to keep up to date with Stuarts adventures on the Apple Isle.
Harry and the crew over at vuclothing.com are having a 50% off everything sale. Head on over to their online shop and use the promotional code “HOHOHO” to take advantage of this offer. Great for grabbing a bargain for yourself or to use as stocking fillers come Christmas.
The new Riptide posterbook is on it’s way. Inside you can find a number of the recent magazine covers to take pride of place on your walls as well as a number of never before seen images. Check out the cover below sporting 
Womensbodyboarding.com
Harry and the crew over at 
